Twine cutter



R. L. WINTER TWINE CUTTER' Filed Aug. 11. 1,927

Apnl 23, 192'9.

ily Z gt/v ern-Z012 UNITED STATES yRALPH L. WINTER, `0Fy EAST IDIXFEEL), MAINE.

1W/VINE CUTTER.

Application filed August 11, 1927. Serial No. 212,338.

llligure si Section on the line 3-2 of Figure 2; und in Figure ei, :i ySection on die line of Figure 2. y

Bul while the drmvini;` and more. detuiled ilese'ril'ii'ihnn :set forih dir'eelose ihe preferred form of i'he invenioin i'y will be unlersizood haiiv yzii'iens,changes inny he made izhzi'l. Qrueinre und nrrzing'enieni by theme ffdilled in #he arl', without departingfrom the Scope und spirit oil" this; inveniiion.

in 'he moei; desired forni illlistriii'ed in ihe drawing, there is Shown :i Substantially U-shuped frame l haring the arms; 2, 3. Sueh frame muy be innde o'f any desired nini'eriul, although thin sheet ineiifil pressed into the desiree shape has been found adwnizzigreous. One ofi' the urine of J(he U, is deniribly enht-.rgerh :is Shown :it el, to provide o. bsiee by menne oi which l[he euiiier may be .rigidly ziliiiehed 1.o e. eupporiy 5. Forsi'ieh purposes ''.xe enlarged portion 1lie desirebly i'novideijl with periorzitione through which screws 6, G .nmy be ius ried. The firms of the U are also desirnbly provideifl with :dined perfornbions 7, 7 for the reception of n, split rive7 8y having' urine i), J providiiw :i Channel lll ilhorebeivf-een n. euiiingl' blade, ll luiyingi` si miti-ing edge l2 is insered rv'ilhinihe urine oixfi'he through theehiinnel 107 `iho ,rivet 8 serving to hold the blade ll rigidly Withinihe irme of ihe U. The binde ll preferably Shaped :is sliowirso izhzi'b on its inner edges iL lits an insl'y the :ii-mer Jieee, of they iJ-fahiiped freined member.

The structure shown eoneiein oi' :i inininuun number oi purine which may be readily assembled. The deeired lirzune member l lim/'ing been inode, Jehe blade '1l .is inser'ed 'ino posiion, ihe spli. rivet 8 is then inserted ill'irough the perforalions und the" lower end el: the rivet swnged so that the arms of The. bl-,flun)ed iiirzune hold the cutting' blade rigidly 'in position.

The binde ll if; preferably formed of hard Seel9 but l'his eleu enig :.S Well as the freine. muy be .mede of :my denired inzrterinh Preiereibly the ironie member should have Sonie flexibility.

The oublier is deriiirzibly inonnied on :i table, Shelf or other derired urtiele', :1nd due lio the. exponed doWnJ/nwlly exending` euiginej edge readily nerven toont cord, twine, ele., dre vn zigi'ainsiv die euliing edge. Having thufs gel; forth my invention,Y I Claim: y

i twine entier Consisting olf :i Substaniinlly U-shzijed freine ineinber having; elineil perifomilione in 'he :irme of [he U adapted ro receive o. rivet-7 :i culling binde placed Within :seid 'freine member, the rivet Eiieing` split end. @awning about Said blade ahroufgh the niioreeuid perforetions, JLying' die :irme of Jshe il rogjether against the inner edges of the eutiing blade.

RALPH L. W INTER. 

